Motor-driven brush with comb



May 21, 1946.

c. VRANA MOTOR DRIVEN BRUSH WITH COMB Filed Oct. 30, 1945 ZNVENT/ZR Char/es Vrarza flr Z.

A J I ll I ll lllllllrlfL n I l I l I l l I l l Patented May 21, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,400,723 MOTOR-DRIVEN BRUSH Wrrn come Charles Vrana, Garfield, N. J. Application October so, 1945, Serial No. 625,569 y (or. 132-85) 1 Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in hair combing and brushing devices and, more specifically, it relates to a new and improved motor driven circular brush with comb.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficient device of this character for combing and for brushing the hair of the head and which is constructed so as to prevent entanglement of the hair with the brush and which may be readily disassembled for cleaning of the parts and quickly assembled for use.

Another object of the present invention is the provision of a device of the character described which is so constructed that a comb can be easily and quickly attached to the rotary brush or detached and another comb of different type substituted therefor and that this attaching or detaching of combs can be carried out properly without the use of any tool and without the application of any considerable amount of skill.

Still another object of the present invention is the provision of a device of the character described which is light in weight, easy to operate, convenient in use, of a pleasant appearance, and simple and inexpensive to manufacture, so that it can be used widely in barber shops as well as in private homes.

Yet still a further object of the present invention is the provision of a device of the character described which will save time and effort by giving, after a short application, the same lustre and benefit to the hair which with an ordinary brush can be attained only by cumbersome one hundred or more brush strokes each day.

Further objects of the instant invention reside in any novel feature of construction or operation or novel combination of parts present in the embodiment of the invention described and shown in the accompanying drawing whether Within or without the scope of the appended claim and irrespective of other specific statements as to the scope of the invention contained herein.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a preferred embodiment of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view through the main part of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a preferred modification of my invention partially broken away and drawn on an enlarged scale; and

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view through the modification of Fig. 3.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views.

In the drawing the numeral l denotes a combing and brushing device comprising a tubular, longitudinal casing 2 from whose one extremity extends a handle 3. A flexible shaft 4, which is extended into the handle 3, connects the device I to a reduction gear 5 which is driven by an electro'motor 6. A spindle 1, which is rotatably arranged within the casing 2, is driven by the flexible shaft 4; and a bearing member 8, which supports the outer extremity of the spindle 1, is detachably secured to the casing 2 by means of a screw connection 9 (Fig. 1) or in any other suitable manner.

A comb having a back Hi and teeth H is detachably secured to the outer side of casing 2 in such a mannerthat the partially over an open portion, M of the casing 2. I prefer to carry out this feature of my invention in the manner shown in the drawing, where it will be seen that the casing 2 has a longitudinal recess adjacent its open portion l4, and that the back ID of the comb is held in said recess by means of a spring or resilient/blade l2 whose front portion engages a longitudinal groove in the back ill of the comb while its rear portion is secured to the casing 2 by means of screws l3 or in any other suitable manner.

An elongated shaft-like body is of the brush is secured to the spindle I, and bristles l5 extend radially from the body l6.

According to the modification of Figs. 3 and 4 a double comb is detachably secured to the housing 2 in substantially the samemanner as described in connection with the comb shown in Figs. 1 and. 2. This double comb has a primary back H, which has a longitudinal groove on its upper side that is engaged by the spring l2, and a secondary back l8 which is at both extremities connected to the back I! by lateral members 26 (Fig. 3). In this Way the back H, from which extends a row of teeth l9, and the back ill, from which extends a row of teeth 20, and the lateral members 26, which are preferably made as a unit with the parts I1 and I8, constitute a frameshaped member whose teeth l9 and 20 extend partially over the open portion is of the casing 2.

The teeth I I, I9 and 20 can be curved as shown in full lines in Figs. 2 and 4, or they can be substantially straight as indicated by dash-anddotted lines in Fig. 4. Since a comb can easily be detached from or attached to the casing 2 by manipulation of the spring I2, one and the same brushing device can be provided at different times, with various combs; for instance a fine comb can be interchanged with a coarse comb,

comb teeth H extend comb as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 can be interchanged with one as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, or the device can be used without a comb as a brush only.

When the device is used the parts 1, l5 and I 6 are caused to rotate by switching on the motor 6, and then the comb is drawn through the hair in' a usual manner, thereby the rotating brush causing the same effect as would be attained by many strokes with a, hand brush. One side of the open portion l4 (andM') is provided with a row of low teeth 2| to prevent entanglement of the hair with brush I Since certain changes may be made in the above articleand different embodiments of the invention could be made Without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claim is intended to cover all of the generic and specific featuresof the invention herein described, and all statementsof the scope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus fully described my said invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: V

A brushing and combing device comprising a tubular longitudinal casing whose side wall is partially open, a handle extending from one extremityof said casing, a brush having a spindle rotatably mounted within said casing, means connected with the spindle and extended through' the handle for rotating said brush, a comb having a longitudinal groove in its back and resting with its back in a longitudinal recess of said casing which recess is adjacent the open wall portion of said casing, and resilient means attached to said casing and engaging said groove in the back of said comb, all substantially as described.

CHARLES VRANA. 

